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vanished, for we had seen none for two days. We 

 passed through a delicate rich soil this day ; no 

 great hills, but pretty risings and levels, which 

 made a beautiful country. We likewise passed 

 over three rivers this day, the first about the big- 

 ness of Rocky river, the other not much differing 

 in size. Then we made not the least question, 

 but we had passed over the northwest branch of 

 Cape Fair, traveling that day above thirty miles. 

 We were much taken with the fertility and pleas- 

 antness of the neck of land between these two 

 branches, and no less pleased that we had passed 

 the river which used to frighten passengers from 

 fording it. At last determining to rest on the 

 other side of a hill which we saw before us ; when 

 we were on the top thereof, there appeared to us 

 such another delicious, rapid stream as that of Sa- 

 pona, having large stones, about the bigness of an 

 ordinary house, lying up and down the river. As 

 the wind blew very cold at E". W. and we were 

 very weary and hungry, the swiftness of the cur- 

 rent gave us some cause to fear ; but, at last, we 

 concluded to venture over that night. Accordingly 

 we stripped, and with great difficulty, (by God's 

 assistance) got safe to the north side of the famous 

 Hau river, by some called Eeatkin ; the Indians 

 differing in the names of places according to their 

 several nations. It is called Hau river from the Sis- 

 sipahau Indians, who dwell upon this stream, 

 which is one of the n^ain branches of Cape Fair, 

 there being rich land enough to contain some 



